FPMT Discovering Buddhism:
(Module 2)
How to Meditate
with Gen Don Handrick
Mondays, March 25 - April 22, 2024
6:00pm - 7:30pm PST
Via Zoom / Registration required
Practice Day:
Sunday, April 28 / 1:30pm - 5:00pm. PST / Via Zoom
(Module 2)
How to Meditate
with Gen Don Handrick
Mondays, March 25 - April 22, 2024
6:00pm - 7:30pm PST
Via Zoom / Registration required
Practice Day:
Sunday, April 28 / 1:30pm - 5:00pm. PST / Via Zoom
Program Description:
In this class, we will discuss the definition and purpose of meditation plus learn basic meditation skills, including how to sit, how to set up a meditation session, different meditation techniques, and how to deal with obstacles in meditation.
How to Meditate is the second in a series of classes called Discovering Buddhism. In this course, we explore 13 essential topics in Buddhism, from Meditation to Karma to Death and Rebirth, and more! This is an excellent course of study for those who have some basics but want to go deeper into Buddhist philosophy.
DB was developed by the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition. Whether you want to work towards completing the Discovering Buddhism course or are simply interested in learning more about Tibetan Buddhism this class is a great place to start!
About Gen Don Handrick:
Don Handrick is a touring teacher for the FPMT, sharing the Dharma with centers and study groups in North America and other parts of the world, both in-person and online. From 2006 through 2020, he served as the resident teacher at Thubten Norbu Ling, in Santa Fe, NM. During that time, he also taught regularly at Ksitigarbha Tibetan Buddhist Center in Taos, NM, and volunteered for the Liberation Prison Project, teaching Buddhism once a month at a prison in nearby Santa Rosa. Beginning in 2016, Don became a touring teacher for half of each year, visiting and teaching at other centers around the world. Since 2012 he has been an active member of the Interfaith Leadership Alliance of Santa Fe.
Don has received teachings from many esteemed lamas in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition including His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Ribur Rinpoche, Choden Rinpoche, and Khensur Jampa Tegchok. In 1998 he attended the FPMT's Masters Program of Buddhist Studies in Sutra and Tantra, a seven-year residential study program conducted at Lama Tzong Khapa Institute in Tuscany, Italy. He successfully completed all five subjects of this program in 2004, receiving an FPMT final certificate with high honors. In 2015, he had the honor of being selected to lead the renowned November Course, a one month teaching and meditation retreat held annually at Kopan Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal.
In this class, we will discuss the definition and purpose of meditation plus learn basic meditation skills, including how to sit, how to set up a meditation session, different meditation techniques, and how to deal with obstacles in meditation.
How to Meditate is the second in a series of classes called Discovering Buddhism. In this course, we explore 13 essential topics in Buddhism, from Meditation to Karma to Death and Rebirth, and more! This is an excellent course of study for those who have some basics but want to go deeper into Buddhist philosophy.
DB was developed by the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition. Whether you want to work towards completing the Discovering Buddhism course or are simply interested in learning more about Tibetan Buddhism this class is a great place to start!
About Gen Don Handrick:
Don Handrick is a touring teacher for the FPMT, sharing the Dharma with centers and study groups in North America and other parts of the world, both in-person and online. From 2006 through 2020, he served as the resident teacher at Thubten Norbu Ling, in Santa Fe, NM. During that time, he also taught regularly at Ksitigarbha Tibetan Buddhist Center in Taos, NM, and volunteered for the Liberation Prison Project, teaching Buddhism once a month at a prison in nearby Santa Rosa. Beginning in 2016, Don became a touring teacher for half of each year, visiting and teaching at other centers around the world. Since 2012 he has been an active member of the Interfaith Leadership Alliance of Santa Fe.
Don has received teachings from many esteemed lamas in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition including His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Ribur Rinpoche, Choden Rinpoche, and Khensur Jampa Tegchok. In 1998 he attended the FPMT's Masters Program of Buddhist Studies in Sutra and Tantra, a seven-year residential study program conducted at Lama Tzong Khapa Institute in Tuscany, Italy. He successfully completed all five subjects of this program in 2004, receiving an FPMT final certificate with high honors. In 2015, he had the honor of being selected to lead the renowned November Course, a one month teaching and meditation retreat held annually at Kopan Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Registration:
Advanced registration for this program is required.
We offer all Dharma teachings and center events on a “dana” basis. This means we’re grateful for your generosity but there is no required cost to attend and no one is turned away for lack of funds.
Suggested donation amounts are provided, and we welcome you to offer what you can to help us sustain our programming and make the dharma and events like this possible. And of course, ordained sangha (ordained nuns and monks) are always welcome free of charge.
If you're not donating at this time but would like to attend, please email [email protected].
Advanced registration for this program is required.
We offer all Dharma teachings and center events on a “dana” basis. This means we’re grateful for your generosity but there is no required cost to attend and no one is turned away for lack of funds.
Suggested donation amounts are provided, and we welcome you to offer what you can to help us sustain our programming and make the dharma and events like this possible. And of course, ordained sangha (ordained nuns and monks) are always welcome free of charge.
If you're not donating at this time but would like to attend, please email [email protected].